The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1955's "Day the World Ended" in the Pacific Northwest. "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues" was the second movie in both Portland and Seattle.
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Day the World Ended (1955)
In a post-apocalyptic world after an atomic war, seven disparate people find themselves in a protected valley in the home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter.
Director: Roger Corman
Writer: Lou Rusoff (original story and screenplay)
Stars: Richard Denning, Lori Nelson Adele Jergens
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
A seaside community is terrorized by a hideous sea monster, which experiments in atomic radiation have created.
Director: Dan Milner
Writers: Lou Rusoff (screenplay), Dorys Lukather (original story)
Stars: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen
January 19, 1956 ad (Seattle)
January 20, 1956 ad (Seattle)
January 30, 1956 photo (Portland)
January 30, 1956 ad (Portland)
January 31, 1956 ad (Portland)
February 1, 1956 ad (Portland)
February 1, 1956 article (Portland)
Day the World Ended (1955) trailer
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) trailer
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